Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

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Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

"All Around" Player...Garnett has to be up there.

Don't get me wrong... I love Garnett much more than I like Kobe... but Kobe wins and Garnett hasn't yet... and Kobe is still SOOO young.

Garnett might get the nudge it terms of overall basketball stats because he is taller too and can contribute more on the glass and with blocked shots... but Kobe is C-L-U-T-C-H... he has whatever bug Jordan had..

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

I just have so much respect for his game, its incredible... He seems to already have found the magic necessary to help his teammates do better... I love how he has been passing first this entire playoffs (except when the game was on the line tonight)...

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

IlovethePacers got it right, Kobe has "it"...the same "it" that Jordan had.
Who honestly didn't think that shot was going in when it left Kobe's hand?
Time and Time again he has done "it". That is what makes champions.

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

Last season he was simply unstoppable. I remember him checking into that season with all those new muscles and alot of people thought he was going to be slowed down. 30/7/6 sure showed them. Respect is the word that comes to mind.

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

PLEASE! Kobes defense is a lack of officials calling no fouls! Kobe bumps grabs and holds and completely hacks the ***** out of his defenders. And yes kobe has rode shaqs jock for the 3 titles. His clutch is blown way out of proportion. Tmac is to. But his teammates ***** it up so much. I Remember a game vs philly the magic where down 3 and he had just stole the ball from snow and came down and canned a 3 with a defender draped all over him. What happens next? armstrong fouls iverson with 5 seconds left. Game over. He is clutch, it's just t-mac doeesn't have the supporting cast as kobe does. I Bet you if tmac was in kobes shoes you would all say he's better then kobe. Just wait till he gets to a team who is better. you will see how good tracy mcgrady is.

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

Funny, grabbing and holding is what all the great players gets away with. Kobe gets the same calls tmac does.

But as the other poster said, you can go all night saying what if, what if.

Kobe earned where he is right now. How the hell can you say his clutchness is blown out of proportion.

Did you miss this regular season where he had gamewinners against Denver not to mention the 2 he had in one game against the blazers. And now you can add this one.

Name me one player who is more clutch atm than him.

I'll be back to check tomorrow. Time for sleep.

P.S ILoveThePacers. I agree with your assesment though you could have also said that shaq got alot of help from Kobe. It's a good situation for sure but I think they had an equal part in winning those 3. I don't think it's as simple as putting tmac in the same situation and boom, same result. Not that you said that though I'm just rambling.

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

Kobe is the Best NBA Player I have seen hit the NBA since the Jordan Era , is he better than Jordan ? Nope not yet but he could be in a Few Years. I watched a amazing program on Kobe the other night forget what channel ( not a sports channel) anyways it really told me alot about Kobe.

Re: Anyone else think that Kobe is perhaps the best all around player ever?

hell if that be the case then you could count billups for his game winners he's hit.
Tmac hits game winners to but because he's not on the lakers (and you can't say theres not a bias) it isn't that much shown. Not only you, but ESPN and most sports writers/journalist ride the lakers nuts so bad.